What color is #B2938B?

#B2938B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2938B?

The RGB value is 178, 147, 139: 178 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2938B?

The complementary color is #8BAAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2938B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2938B color

#B2938B rgb(178, 147, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2938B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 57.6% green and 54.5% blue (178, 147, 139).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#B2938B color codes

HEX	`#B2938B`
RGB	`rgb(178, 147, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 57.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, 10.33, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 13.43, 39.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.454, 32.198, 28.874)`
Decimal	`11703179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2938B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B2938B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2938B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B2938B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2938b; }
.text { color: #b2938b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2938b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 147 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2938b, #b2a78b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B2938B?: #B2938B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2938B?: The RGB value is 178, 147, 139: 178 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2938B?: The complementary color is #8BAAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2938B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.